Fergus County argus., 1887-10-27
MONTANA NEWS.

'h'hese labor-rs are being employed o.
The prummond * Phillip-burg and othe
, branches of the Nornhern Pacific.
: Thos. H. Lay, of Bear creek. this valley
raised 30 bushels OF Cinb wheat per acr
on HE foot-hill ranch without irruatisn
-Chronicle.
Mrs. Hale, wife Of Captain Joseph Hale
"f the Third infantry, died at Fort shaw
en the 18th inst, of brain fever. after a
brief illness.
C"rbly Bros. on Thursday. threshed
3,41l bushels 81 oats in eight hours and
Ten minutes, ON the ranch of Kneut-on 4
Sanquest, Spring IIil.-l,ozemun n Chronicle.
IL has just leaked out that Peter Koch
ana Gen. Wilson were made the victims nj
'he plausible scoundrel Harper. to the
amount Of 5000. Harper staid only one
day in Bozeman. - Independent.
;. T. Panton. OF Great Falls. has .c.
cepted the position Of city editor ON the
Butte Miner. Mr.. Panton has had c,u.
siderable experience AS "a journalist and for
some time was assistant editor of the Bill
lings Gazette.
Wh''e at Colfax. Col Bradshaw. Of thi,
city, was waylaid in the dark, a nd Knocked
down and brutally beaten by a coIor.d
prize-hghter. at the instigation, We are in
formed. of several horsemen who enter.
ta'ned a grudse against the colonel.-Ipter
Mountain.
Joe o'den, "a weli-known ra n -hman and
're'ghter at Billings. was killed last week
ny i"'ins from his wagon while DRIVING
rom billings to Bundy's ferry. The body /
gave evidence OF having been run over bv !
the wagon. IL is thought Olden was under |
the influence Of liquor at the time.
The supreme court in session at Helena.
recently, appointed Robert Lee Word as
ts clerk. The new appointee is a aon OF
Ion. sam Word and is said to he q youus
nan Of more than ordinary ability. The
appointment was made to fill the vacancy
'ccasioncd by the resignation Of Judge
Alden.
James Ryan. NJ. ORourke and Mike
lynch, yesterday sold prominent Helena
indicate the extension OF the IA amou. Em.
're lode for the sum Of s75. 900. the pay
aeats being part cash and the remainder
three, six and nine months time. Work ;
! Improving the property will begin mt
nce.-1ndependent.
u" exciting loot race occurred in Helena
list week. The contestants being one Bar !,
er, ot the capital city and a man named 4
hutchinson. Of Marysvills. Both men had d
rong hackers. and it is said seven thou.
lnd dollars changed hands on the result. !.
arker won the race by abont four feet. i,
ne distance, was 100 yards. The time u
AIDE by Barker was %. Good time il cor y
ct. /,
'apt. Thomas in charge Of stations and !,
ldge work on the Northern PACIFIC rail. i
~, was overtaken with an accident and eli
sere'y injured on Wednesday oflast week.
was repairing snow shed, near Tim.
r'ine' when the structure fell upon him,
"rIy crushing him to death. He, how.
er' survived and may, with the hest
'dical skill and careful attention. nos. In
iy recover. Courier
articles OF Incorporation were filed in
'retary Webb's Office for the North Mon 81
IN Sheep company, the object OF the an
npany being the buying. selling. breeding Jo,
raising Of sheep. The capital stock in
ID at $50. 900, divided into 500 shares a';
he par value Of 800 each. The max sal
I'm indebtedness which can be incurred l.e'
10000. The incorporators are John rn'
", Paris Gibson and Thomas T.. Brady. re,
the principal office Of the company hal
he at Great FaIls.-Independent. TIVE
the
\. Beidler is seen to-day M ong friends qua
glad to welcome him to the Ca pital I'VE wv,
:. Beidler's book still slumbers in the NE
sh manuscripts at Bozeman. Thousands r..
Iontanians would be glad to have the sur
k rescued from oblivion and mt ian ,aii'
'ugh the press. 1t would prove good me-,
ulating venture for a competent book thel
'er and put many dollars to the credit tain
deserving man. Asked by "a Herald n
esentative how he Jared nowadavs. of {
Her answered quantity. "Oh. Tn never
broke. you know. My name is al. =
5 good for an X X''-Hcrald. ~
e movement on foot to largely aud ef. and
Ve'y advertise the city and territory Hse. ana
illustrated pamphlet publication Of away
oo or more copies is a commentlable sam san.
OF enterprise. We are glad to notice all "
ell qualified aud energetic a citizen ar ch., cn:
sloyd-Jones Is giving his personal at. and :
on to the ndertaking. and that every N'
N to whom the matter has thus far -
broached has responded favorably
in a substantial manner. The sub.
ton contempIates a fund Of some
Nd to start with, one-third OF which
mas been pledged in the course of few
) canvassins. The suggestions in this
ion by the Herald several week. IA
met at the time with very general and
al approval, and as is amply proven
e evidence Of public favor now. IL only
res the active interest and effort Of 4.
'sser and manager like Floyd-Jones
iiize the means and carry forward the III
work to early coinpletion.-Herald.
lick rascal visited Helena a short
inee and got in his work on the First
nal Bank sf that city to the amount
.. lie represented himself ne travel. $. 3.
81 the Century mag. T. C.
and came to Helena for the purpose JANE
ing up the city and its surrounding. \. NJ.
i letter Of Introduction to A. j.
ION. president OF the Board Of Trade.
~ soon introduced to other promin. r. e